Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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